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Discussion on: What are your thoughts on the whole 10x engineer viral discussion?

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Javier Guerra

We always oversimplify things. Is a nature of reason to do so. We do it all the time when programming. But, the problem is evident in cases like this. Expectations of solve a complex problem (building a team) with a simple solution: find a 10x engineer.

10x engineers are not real, at least not as they are advertised. And more importantly, a single set of skills Will not solve every team problems. Each project, company, team, or any human endeavor has its own needs. We need to do the hard work of matching a skill set with the evolving nature of projects and teams.